JOEL Grant continued his blistering pre-season goalscoring form to fire Crewe Alex to another pre-season victory against Hyde United.

The midfielder netted twice against the non-league opposition last night to hand The Alex a 4-2 win - maintaining the club’s unbeaten run in friendlies.

A strong-looking line-up for Crewe, which could be manager Gudjon Thordarson’s starting 11 come the season’s start, took an early lead with Grant’s first strike, quickly followed up by another from defender Danny O’Donnell.

Hyde pulled two goals back, before captain Billy Jones regained the lead, and Grant’s second sealed the victory.

The win continues the team’s momentum going into next week’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.